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Phian interviewed Laney Jones last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh
During the interview Phian played four songs by Laney Jones; Broken Hearts, Work it out, Simple Truth and the unreleased track Who Could Love.
Check out Laney Jones at their website.
Phian Interviewed Totally Slow last Thursday after they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh
Check out Totally Slow at their website.
Phian interviewed Wool last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh
They Played two songs during the interview: Stars and Bulletin Air.
Check out Wool at their Bandcamp.
Doc Aquatic talked with Phian last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh
They played four songs during the interview: On the Run, Weird Ed, Spinning, and Crook Factory.
Check out Doc Aquatic at their Bandcamp!
Sometimes living in the Triangle can be a bit overwhelming. Soaking in so many new, hip acts, it’s hard to remember that there’s an entire state’s worth of incredible music to be paying attention to. It leads to some mesmerizing artists flying quietly under the radar in the Triangle’s music scene. However, when you release music as rich and ornate as River Whyless it’s hard not to make people pay attention.
River Whyless has taken the genre of folk music, one that many may feel has been driven into the ground by over-played and super-hyped acts like Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers, and have crafted songs that are as fresh and unique as they are rustic and traditional. Live shows may find the act shouting into violins for melodic textures, using bicycle wheels as percussive instruments, and frequent trade-offs of vocal duties. All of these facets come together to build one surprisingly cohesive but immensely diverse sound.
Throughout the hour, River Whyless performed three new tracks from their recent self-titled EP and discussed how a new approach to recording altered the sound of this release. Listen below for our full conversation and some gorgeous live takes on “Life Crisis,” “Maple Sap” and “Miles of Skyline.”
Wilmington’s Deep Ecology plays Local Band Local Beer this week with Absent Lovers and Young Cardinals. Local Band Local Beer is every Thursday at 9:30 p.m. at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub in Raleigh, presented by WKNC 88.1 FM and Younger Brother Productions.
Listen/purchase: Deep Ecology by Deep Ecology
On Thursday, Go Go Hero dropped by the station before they played Local Band Local Beer for an interview.
You can check them out on Facebook and ReverbNation.
Listen to Microclimates by Brushfire Stankgrass, playing this week at Local Band Local Beer with Nuclear Honey and The Potatoes.
A recently new resident to Durham, Jake Xerxes Fussell is hands down one of the best traditional musicians of today. Growing up in Columbus, Georgia, Fussell became well acquainted with the Piedmont blues musicians that were from the Chattahoochee Valley by touring and recording with legends like Precious Bryant, Black Rodeo Rider, Rye Whiskey Distiller, and Georgia Daniel. In this new self-titled album, Fussell teamed up with William Tyler to rearrange ten folk and blues songs that still retain their roots, but with more of Fussell’s original flare. – Local Music Director Clint Bowman